THE FACE OF FACEBOOK

AUTHOR(S)

Vargas, Jose Antonio

PUB. DATE

September 2010

SOURCE

New Yorker;9/20/2010, Vol. 86 Issue 28, p54

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article offers a profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The author reflects on how the business model of the social networking web site depends on changing notions of privacy, revelation, and self-display. The article describes Zuckerberg's development of the site at Harvard University, the popularity and commercial value of online social networking, and privacy issues concerning personal details on the Internet.

ACCESSION #

53730148

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